145: to break down: to stop functioning
To burn out means that electrical equipment becomes hot from overuse and stops functioning. To break down means that something stops functioning mechanically, whether from overuse or not.
⚫️ I just bought my new car yesterday and already it has broken down.
⚫️ The elevator broke down, so we walked all the way up to the top floor.
146: to turn out: to become or result; to appear, to attend (also: to come out)
The noun form turnout derives from the second definition of the idiom.
⚫️ Most parents wonder how their children will turn out as adults.
⚫️ Hundreds of people came out for the demonstration against new taxes.
⚫️ What was the turnout for the public hearing on the education reforms?
147: once in a blue moon: rarely, infrequently
⚫️ Snow falls on the city of San Diego, California, once in a blue moon.
⚫️ Once in a blue moon my wife and I eat at a very expensive restaurant.
148: to give up: to stop trying, to stop a bad habit ; to surrender
⚫️ I’m sure that you can accomplish this task. Don’t give up yet!
⚫️ If you give up smoking now, you can certainly live a longer life.
⚫️ The soldiers gave themselves up in the face of a stronger enemy forces.
149: to cross out: to cancel by marking with a horizontal lines
⚫️ The teacher crossed out several incorrect words in Tanya’s composition.
⚫️ I crossed the last line out of my letter because it had the wrong tone to it.
150: to take for granted: not to appreciate fully ; to assume to be true without giving much thought
A noun or pronoun often follows the verb take.
⚫️ John took his wife for granted until once when he was very sick and needed her constant attention for a week.
⚫️ He spoke English so well that I took it for granted he was an American.
⚫️ He took for granted that I wasn’t American because I spoke English so poorly!
151: to take into account: to consider a fact while evaluating a situation
Again, a noun or pronoun often follows the verb take.
⚫️ The judge took the prisoner’s young age into account before sentencing him to three months in jail.
⚫️ Educators should take into account the cultural backgrounds of students when planning a school curriculum.
152: to make clear: to clarify, to explain
⚫️ Please make clear that he should never act so impolitely again.
⚫️ The supervisor made it clear to the workers that they had to increase their productivity.
153: clear-cut: clearly stated, definite, apparent
⚫️ The president’s message was clear-cut: the company had to reduce personnel immediately.
⚫️ Professor Larsen is well known for his interesting and clear-cut presentations.
154: to have on: to be wearing
⚫️ How do you like the hat which Grace has on today?
⚫️ When Sally came into the room, I had nothing on except my shorts.
155: to come to: to regain consciousness; to equal, to amount to
⚫️ At first they thought that the man was dead, but soon he came to.
⚫️ The bill for groceries at the supermarket came to fifty dollars.
156: to call for: to require; to request, to urge
⚫️ This cake recipe calls for some baking soda, but we don’t have any.
⚫️ The member of Congress called for new laws to regulate the banking industry.
